Manchester Irish Education Group organise a lecture series in the Autumn and a national Irish Studies event during Irish Week in March.

Every February and March, a series of Irish Studies Lectures are held at the Manchester Metropolitan University. The lectures are usually held at the Geoffrey Manton Building on Rosamond Street (off Oxford Road). For further details contact Burjor Avari, Academic Division, Manchester Metropolitan University, Tel: 0161 2471023.

Founded in 1988, the Institute of Irish Studies is unique as the national centre of excellence for the study of Ireland in Britain. Recent years have seen a 150% increase in the number of students applying for Irish Studies at Liverpool. The Institute scored 5 in the 2001 RAE, demonstrating that its research is of national and international importance.


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